Day 30, 31 - Oregon -> Nevada

 Sunday (30) - A long-ish driving day. I was thinking of stopping at the Cracker Barrel just north of Nampa, ID, but it was only mid-afternoon when we stopped for fuel just to the north. We opted to keep heading south on 95 towards Winnemucca, NV. Bridget found an RV park right on the Nevada border. Our Progressive Industries EMS demonstrated its value. It wouldn’t allow the RV to connect and reported two errors. Reverse polarity i.e. neutral and hot reversed and a floating ground. I plugged into power for the adjacent site and all was well. He just had the site rewired and I suggested that he may want to find another electrician.

Monday (31) - Today, we stopped in Hawthorne, NV. Bridget called several RV parks but they were full. One had dry camping available for $20 but the local casino, El Capitan, had a truck parking lot available for $0. That seemed like a better deal. I picked up dinner at their restaurant. It was getting warm during the drive so I had the generator running for the last hour or so to power both of the A/C units. By the time we parked, it was about 78°F so we just opened the windows on the shady side and turned on the fan. 

The elevation here is 4300’ so the night is going to be a little chilly. I’ll run the generator for an hour or so in the morning to heat up the engine a bit. 

I think this RV (and me) prefers roads like Route 95. Speeds are lower and fewer people. And, I thought that the RV performance (oxymoron?) had gotten worse but I discovered that if the cruise control is still engaged, the transmission doesn’t downshift more than one gear. If I disengage the cruise and just floor it when coming onto a hill, downshifts happen just like before. It’s still a dog on the hills but not as bad as it felt yesterday. 350 hp and 860 ft-lbs don’t do much with a combined weight of 35,940 lbs. And that’s the engine output when new...